Equestrian Sport
The U.S. duo of Chester Weber and Tucker Johnson equaled an American best on Sunday by placing third overall in the Four-in-Hand Nations Cup at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen, from the USEF. Read more >>
Germany Triumphs in Aachen Thriller; U.S. Moves Up to Fourth in Samsung Super League with FEI Standings
Germany secured a back-to-back double of wins in the 2008 Samsung Super League with FEI series when coming out on top in a tough battle in Aachen tonight, from the USEF. Read more >>
Paint Horse slows with economy, high gas prices
There were fewer trucks in the parking lots and fewer impeccably-groomed horses in the arenas this year at the American Paint Horse Association World Championship Show, some participants said this year, from the Fort Worth Business Press. Read more >>
Hoy’s hopes in jeopardy after injury to her horse
Germany’s Bettina Hoy is a doubt for next month’s Olympic Games after her horse was injured in a qualifying event here, a German team spokesman said on Saturday, from The Star. Read more >>
Equine Welfare
Resistance mounts to federal wild horse euthanization plan
Animal rights activists and ranchers are clashing over a federal proposal to euthanize wild horses, from USA Today. Read more >>
Man versus horse in Spain
Gallery of cruel tradition in Spain, from The Daily Telegraph. Read more >>
Rising costs take a toll on Maine horse owners
Rising costs are taking a toll on horse owners, from The Boston Globe. Read more >>
Alec Baldwin bags small victory in horse carriage crusade
Actor Alec Baldwin has persuaded New York City officials to reconsider placing a ban on New York’s famous horse-drawn carriage trade, from Contact Music. Read more >>
Horse Rescued Then Dies From Stress
More than 30 volunteers and neighbors worked much of Sunday to save a horse that fell into an old underground well south of Rockerville, S.D., in the Black Hills, from Keloland. Read more >>
Man stops runaway horse, saves girl
A Corpus Christi, Texas, man saved a seven-year-old girl from major injuries after the horse she was riding on a Corpus Christi beach was spooked by fireworks and dragged her down the beach, according to police, Friday, from Caller-Times. Read more >>
